19.09.2025 10:00
It has been suggested that Ali Erbaş, whose term has expired, will receive a retirement salary of 101,000 TL, and his retirement bonus will be between 2.3 and 2.7 million TL. This amount is equivalent to the salary of approximately 6 retirees and the monthly income of 137 retirees.
According to the decision signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan published in the Official Gazette, Prof. Dr. Safi Arpaguş, the Istanbul Provincial Mufti, has been appointed to replace Ali Erbaş, the President of Religious Affairs, whose term has expired.
101 THOUSAND TL RETIREMENT SALARY
The calculations regarding the retirement process of Ali Erbaş, whose term was not extended, drew attention. It is claimed that Erbaş's monthly retirement salary will be around 101 thousand TL.
2.3-2.7 MILLION TL SEVERANCE PAY
In addition, it has been suggested that Erbaş's retirement severance pay will be between 2.3 million TL and 2.7 million TL.
EQUIVALENT TO 6 RETIREES' SALARIES
The lowest retirement salary in Turkey is at the level of 16 thousand 881 TL. Accordingly, Erbaş's one-month salary is equivalent to approximately 6 retirees' salaries, while the retirement severance pay is equivalent to the one-month salary of 137 retirees.
"CAR" EXIT HAD BECOME A SCANDAL
Ali Erbaş, the President of Religious Affairs, while responding to criticisms regarding the official vehicle, stated, "We cannot buy a new vehicle due to the reactions." Erbaş mentioned that he used the 11-year-old official vehicle of former president Mehmet Görmez and expressed that he was stranded on the road during a trip.